Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03
TIE FAIR.

0reeable- l. ne cOnulLlOn OF tHe
weather on Tuesday was such that
everybody who desired to make en-
tries for the exhibition arrived on the
grounds in due season, and the num-
Der of entries in nearly every line
was large. Never in the history of
the county has so large and valuable
Il lot of horses been cOngregated- so
that in the department Of horses
there was a show that will be mem
orable. In cattle there were the
usual number of entries, and among
them several good herds and many
fine animals. The sheep pens were
not crowded. nor was the poultry de-
partment. but elsewhere, except in
the vegetable line. there was q full
show.
HORSES.
There were - entries Of stations
among the more noted of which may
be mentioned the Edwin Bates horses
exhibited by D. I. Elder, which IN
Guided Abdallah Wilkes, Fred, High
land. and Patchen. Abdallah Is Il
horse in which the fact that ''blood
will tell Is well illustrated; his ped
ieree, his stock, considerable OF
which was shown on this ground, and
his own beauty Of make and move
ment show the worth of good blood.
The young horses were very fine ami
mails. Mr.. Bates is doing a good
thing for the county, and his show
at this fair is q help to it. Abdallah
Wilkes was driven about the stand
bv request. Burbank q Williams,
who OF late have been doing consider
able in fine bloOded horses, exhibited
three animals, we believe all of them
or the Benz. Franklin strain of blood.
that were a credit to the owners and
4 good help to the horse department.
They exhibited nearly twenty horses
and colts; : colts from Ben. Frank
lin showed the character of his get
and the loss sustained by his death.
The knowltons from Indian Point
are also doing considerable for the
Improvement of horses in the county
they showed their stations, getting
second premium on a four-year-old.
J. c. Hunt had old Marksman and
several of his colts here. kimball
Bros. had Cyclone and the two-year-
old, Banker, that showed blood,
beauty and speed on the track. If
they do not trot these colts to death
they have money in them. The old
horse, Morgan White Foot, was
here. and some of his stock showed
his worth. Geo. Tice had a beauti-
full three-year-old. Among the two
year-olds not above mentioned We're
the John Bean, the Allen, the Boden,
and the Cheney colts. Here We
might state the fact that Mr.. Adams
showed his fine Morgan and English
bred mare, with two-vear-old Alb
daliah Wilkes stallion, vearling fl
" and a sucker, the mare winning
first premium, the sucker I'd. At
the Stanstead fair he was very sue
cessful with these animals. In the
line of Percherons ). d. Hobson <
Sons showed their Napoleon Bona
parte, fine gray stallion which has
q four-minute gait, beautiful make
up, and stock that praise their sire
The Hobsons had a pair of his colts
two years old that were very fine.
weighing 1000 pounds each. They
had yearling stock after Bonaparte.
and Carl Leland Of this town showed
one of his three-year-old colts which
weighed 1855 pounds. The Moss
man < Mathie horse. Coach Boy.
was put in this class for premiums.
He Is well known, and has had q
large business in this vicinity the
past season. Among the Younger
animals we mention the A. j. Lang.
the j. G. Oliver, the Z. IL. Cloud,
and the Carl Leland colts. In car
riage horses, both matched and sin
gle, there was a great show-17 car
riage, and : pairs. The managers
had selected three clergymen to work
out the problem of the best horse.
and Rev. Messrs. c. B. Moody. R.
W. Collins and W. ). JENNIE were
selected. They gave time and care
to the work and succeeded about as
wicked judges do, in giving great
satisfactiOn-to those who received
first premiums. -Four pairs of colts
were driven, a pair of yearlings own
ed 10y d. 2. Walker attracting much
attention. j. ). Sweenv, Valley
Bros. and W. A Merriam showed
good pairs. F. @. Williamson and
Geo. Reed exhibited work horses.
There were % entries or brood mares
with their stock, as many of sucking
colts, y yearlings, II two-vear-olds.
and 9 three-year-olds competing for
the comparatively few premiums Of
fered. As we stated last year the
show of horses in the county is so
large and so good that it is the thing
Of the fair, and the people of the
county ought TO see their opportunity
in making the horse show of Orleans
county as much of a speciality and of
an attraction as is the show of oxen
in Caledonia county. We have no
doubt the Agricultural Society and
the Fair Ground Co. will see their
s,r,uor-tuuitv and do the most DoSsihIe